Amherst Places Sixth at Trinity Invitational

Senior tri-captain Chris Valentine finished in a tie for 10th place.

HARTFORD, CT – The Amherst College men’s golf team opened its 2008 fall schedule at the Trinity College Invitational, which began Saturday afternoon and concluded Sunday evening. The Lord Jeffs shot a 633 and placed sixth in a field of seven teams, with Nichols College taking home the team title by shooting a 603.

Senior tri-captain Chris Valentine (Topsfield, MA) was the lone Jeff to crack the top 20, with his two-day total of 154 leaving him in a tie for 10th place in a field of 42 golfers. Fellow senior tri-captain Glenn Wong (Leverett, MA) was close behind with a 159, as he and Valentine each improved on their day-one total by at least three strokes on Sunday.

Rounding out the Amherst golfers and finishing within two strokes of each other were sophomore Trip Wray (Walpole, MA), senior Will Collins (Edina, MN), and first-years Nate Belkin (Needham, MA) and Mike Belkin (Needham, MA). Pasquale Pio of Nichols took home the individual title with a 72-73-145.